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Nyle

Boy

Meaning of Nyle: Irish: 'champion'

Nyle is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2940th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2940

41 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,217

First recorded 1914 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 32 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 54 babies2013: 49 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 58 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 82 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 41 babies
US babies named Nyle per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 96.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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